life lʌɪf/ noun 1. the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death. synonyms: existence, being, living, animation, aliveness, animateness; More antonyms: death, non-existence living things and their activity. synonyms: living things, living beings, living creatures, the living; More 2. the existence of an individual human being or animal. a disaster that claimed the lives of 266 people synonyms: person, human being, individual, mortal, soul, creature more than 1,500 lives were lost in the accident a particular type or aspect of human existence. synonyms: way of life, way of living, manner of living, lifestyle, situation, position, state, station, condition, set of circumstances, fate, lot; More a biography. synonyms: biography, autobiography, life story, life history, memoir, history, profile; More (in Christianity and some other religious traditions) either of the two states of a persons existence separated by death. (in Hinduism and some other religious traditions) any of a number of successive existences in which a soul is held to be reincarnated. a chance to live after narrowly escaping death (with reference to the nine lives traditionally attributed to cats). (in various games) one of a specified number of chances each player has before being put out. 3. the period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being. she has lived all her life in the country synonyms: lifetime, life span, days, duration of life, allotted span, course of life, time on earth, existence, ones time, ones career, threescore years and ten, this mortal coil; informalones born days I hadnt talked to my father for the last nine months of his life the period during which something inanimate or abstract continues to exist, function, or be valid. synonyms: duration, active life, lifetime, existence, functioning period, period of effectiveness, period of usefulness, validity, efficacy the Parliament Bill introduced a limit of five years for the life of any Parliament informal a sentence of imprisonment for life. 4. vitality, vigour, or energy. she was beautiful and full of life synonyms: vivacity, animation, liveliness, vitality, verve, high spirits, sparkle, exuberance, zest, buoyancy, effervescence, enthusiasm, energy, vigour, dynamism, go, elan, gusto, brio, bounce, spirit, spiritedness, activity, fire, panache, colour, dash, drive, push; More
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